Infusion device



H. KOSKI INFUSION DEVICE Feb. 27, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 20,1946 IIIIIIIIl-Ill I6 FIGS a I u I I l I l 1 a l I l l I l I a I I l l IINVENTOR FIGiI A'I'I'CI RNEYS H. KOSKI INFUSION DEVICE Feb, 27, 1951 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 20, 1946 FIQG V INVENTOR.

Patented Feb. 27, 1 951 INFUSION DEVICE The invention relates to abottle, and more especially to a Thermos bottle or container.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a bottle orcontainer of this character, wherein it can be more readily filled andthe content therefor strained during filling, the

bottle or container being of novel construction and is unique in thearrangement of the parts thereof.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a bottle of thischaracter, wherein coffee or tea can be made during the act of fillingthereof, which is accomplished through the use of a cup-like cap forsuch bottle, this cap being also adaptable for drinking purposes inconsuming the content when dispensed from the bottle.

A further object of the invention is the provision .of a bottle of thischaracter, which is simple in construction thoroughly reliable andeffective for the purpose thereof, strong, durable, readily and easilyoperated for the making of a beverage thereby, the dispensing of suchbeverage, and the storing of the latter for the servicing thereof, andinexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in viewthe invention consists in thefeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, which show the preferred embodiment of the invention, andpointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view, partly-broken away, of the bottle constructedin accordance with the invention,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side view showing the bottle arranged formaking a beverage, either coifee or tea during the filling operation ofsuch bottle.

I Figure 3 is a plan view of an inlet cork for the bottle.

Figure 4 is a side view thereof.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 3 looking toward the other endthereof.

Figure 6 is a vertical central sectional view of the structure shown inFigure 2.

Figure '7 is a side view, partly broken away of the strainer nozzledetached.

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 6 showing the strainer nozzle inplace.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the bottle constituting the presentinvention, comprises a Hans' Koski Choteau, Mont.

' Application February 20, 1946, Serial No. 648,939 i'claim. (Cl.99-305) cylindrical body it having a stepped neck area II with acontracted filling and pouring mouth 12, the steps in the neck beingformed external screw threads I3 and M, respectively, and this neck areamay be an integral section or a separable section optionally. Within therim flange l5 of the mouth [2 is adapted to be detachably fitted acentrally bored pouring cork I6, its bore being lined with a tubularcoupling nipple IT, in which is detachably inserted a perforatedstrainer nozzle l8 adapted to upstand vertically therefrom when coupledtherewith.

, Adapted to be superposed on the rim flange l5 of the mouth I2 is acup-like cap l9 when inverted from a capping position, which at theinternally threaded portion 28 thereof engages the threaded step l3, hasits contracted pouring spout 2i resting on the flange I5, with the saidspout frictionally engaging the cork l6, and in this position the cap l9affords a beverage making cup, as best seen in Figure 6 of the drawings. In this beverage making instance a strainer cloth or the like 22is bagged over the cap l9, and the beverage substance 23 is placedtherein, whence on the pouring of hot water into the cup the liquidbeverage will be made as the mixture percolates and deposits within thebottle body through the nipple H, the nozzle l8 being not used forstraining purposes in this instance. As shown in Figure 8 of thedrawings the nozzle I8 is in position for use, it being a substitute forthe cloth or the like 22, and tea or coffee can be conveniently made inthis manner.

The spout 2! is externally threaded for the detachably fitting of aclosure plug or member 24 thereto, so that such cap it can be convertedinto a drinking cup on detachment from that position shown in Figures 6and 8 of the drawings. Or this plug or member 24 will seal the cap 19,when capping the bottle body, as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings.

Supplementing the cap i9 is an inner detachable cup-like cap 25 forengaging the step l3 of the neck area II, which cap 25 is housed by thecap l9, as best seen in Figure 1 of the drawings, and such figure showsthe normal assembly of the device for the storing of the contentthereof.

The device is thoroughly sanitary, it being susceptible of easy cleaningand also permits beverage making directly therewith with dispatch duringthe filling of the bottle.

What is claimed is:

In a filling and straining attachment for a Thermos bottle, having acylindrical body provided with a neck area and a restricted mouth,

and an annular flange projecting from said body adjacent therestrictedmouth thereof, the improvement comprising a cork provided with a centralbore positioned in said flange, a tubular nipple of the same length asthe thickness of the cork so that the ends of the nipple terminate atthe top and bottom surfaces of the cork seated in the bore in said cork,a strainer nozzle detachably positioned in the top of said tubularnipple, a cup-shaped filling cap provided with a constricted spoutadapted to be detachably engaged with the periphery of said annularflange, said spout frictionally engaging the outer periphery of saidcork.

HANS KOSKI.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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